Mel Torme - Mel Torme, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1986)

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Artist: Mel Torme
Title: Mel Torme, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
Year Of Release: 1986
Label: Concord Jazz CCD-4306
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 00:43:44
Total Size: 242 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Just Friends (Lewis-Klenner) - 4:49
02. September Song (Anderson-Weill) - 4:59
03. Don'cha Go 'Way Mad (Stillman-Mundy-Jacquet) - 4:30
04. A House Is Not a Home (Bacharach-David) - 3:40
05. The Song Is You (Hammerstein-Kern) - 3:49
06. Cow Cow Boogie (Carter-DePaul-Raye) - 4:03
07. A Handful of Stars (Lawrence-Shapiro)/Stars Fell on Alabama (Parish-Perkins) - 5:38
08. Duke Ellington Medley: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Ellington-Mills)/Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me (Ellington-Russell)/Mood Indigo (Ellington-Mills-Bigard)/Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn)/Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parish)/Satin Doll (Ellington-Mercer-Strayhorn) - 12:16

This was a very logical matchup that came out as well on record as it looked on paper. Valve trombonist/arranger Rob McConnell has long led one of the top mainstream jazz big bands, while Mel Tormé blossomed into one of the truly great jazz singers in the 1980s. McConnell's charts suited Tormé perfectly, and the result is this consistently enjoyable and swinging album. The singer is quite enthusiastic and in top form on "Just Friends," a touching "September Song," "Don't 'Cha Go 'Way Mad," "A House Is Not a Home," "The Song Is You," a whimsical "Cow Cow Boogie," a "Stars" medley, and an exciting six-song Duke Ellington medley. Highly recommended.

Mel Torme - Mel Torme, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1986)

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